House File 2072 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY

                                       (SUCCESSOR TO HF 761)
                                       (SUCCESSOR TO HF 273)


    Passed House, Date               Passed Senate,  Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act eliminating provisions relating to the contents of the
  2    uniform citation and complaint.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 5825HZ 82
  5 jm/nh/8

PAG LIN



  1  1    Section 1.  Section 805.6, subsection 1, paragraph a,
  1  2 subparagraph (2), Code Supplement 2007, is amended to read as
  1  3 follows:
  1  4    (2)  The uniform citation and complaint shall contain
  1  5 spaces for the parties' names; the address of the alleged
  1  6 offender; the registration number of the offender's vehicle;
  1  7 the information required by section 805.2, a warning which
  1  8 states, "I hereby swear and affirm that the information
  1  9 provided by me on this citation is true under penalty of
  1 10 providing false information"; and a statement that providing
  1 11 false information is a violation of section 719.3; a list of
  1 12 the scheduled fines prescribed by sections 805.8A, 805.8B, and
  1 13 805.8C, either separately or by group, and a statement of the
  1 14 fine, surcharge, and court costs payable in scheduled
  1 15 violation cases, if no appearance is required; whether or not
  1 16 a court appearance is required or is demanded; a brief
  1 17 explanation of sections 805.9 and 805.10; and a space where
  1 18 the defendant may sign an admission of the violation when
  1 19 permitted by section 805.9; and the uniform citation and
  1 20 complaint shall require that the defendant appear before a
  1 21 court at a specified time and place.  The uniform citation and
  1 22 complaint also may contain a space for the imprint of a credit
  1 23 card, and may contain any other information which the
  1 24 commissioner of public safety and the director of natural
  1 25 resources may determine.
  1 26    Sec. 2.  Section 805.6, subsection 3, Code Supplement 2007,
  1 27 is amended by striking the subsection.
  1 28                           EXPLANATION
  1 29    This bill eliminates provisions relating to the uniform
  1 30 citation and complaint.
  1 31    The bill eliminates provisions requiring that the uniform
  1 32 citation and complaint list the scheduled fines either
  1 33 separately or by group on the citation and complaint ticket.
  1 34 The bill eliminates provisions requiring the peace officer to
  1 35 list the court costs on the uniform citation and complaint if
  2  1 a court appearance is required.  The bill also eliminates
  2  2 provisions requiring that the uniform citation and complaint
  2  3 contain a place for citing a person for violations of Code
  2  4 section 453A.2(2) (underage tobacco violations).
  2  5 LSB 5825HZ 82
  2  6 jm/nh/8.1